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Fungi
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Spiny Puffball fungi (Lycoperdon echinatum) (End of August - Early September)
(above) Spiny Puffball (Lycoperdon echinatum)
I almost stumbled upon this beautiful fungi whilst walking from the Trig Point to the North direction and shortly after dropping down the escarpment to the lower level. Although when I first found it in 2014 it had 3 balls, but checking it out the following year in 2015 this was down to a single and I have not found any in the following years so far!
The following photo shows it the following year (2015) when just the one appeared which looked very hedgehoggy.
According to Cumbria Biodiversity (5/12/2014) it was last recorded in Cumbria was back in 1997)
(above) Spiny Puffball - Lycoperdon echinatum)
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea) Nov/Dec
For me this one is identified as the Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea).
There is only one other I find with similarity and thats Verdigris Agaric
Photo: 5th December 2021
For me this one is identified as the Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea).
There is only one other I find with similarity and thats Verdigris Agaric
Photo: 5th December 2021
For me this one is identified as the Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea).
There is only one other I find with similarity and thats Verdigris Agaric
Photo: 5th December 2021
For me this one is identified as the Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea).
There is only one other I find with similarity and thats Verdigris Agaric
Photo: 5th December 2021
For me this one is identified as the Blue Roundhead Fungi (Stropharia caerulea).
There is only one other I find with similarity and thats Verdigris Agaric
Photo: 5th December 2021
These specimens are the only ones I have found so far within Dalton Crags. There were several grouped and at the base of long grass and dead leaves under decideous trees
Hypericum humifusum (Trailing St. John's Wort)
I would say that the species is rare in the locality, however by chance I did find a small population on Holme Stinted Pastures which was partially hidden and protected by the multitudes of bracken in the vicinity.
Although I am fairly familiar with most hypericum species, at first I was thrown into confusion with never having seen the species until that day (16th July 2021). I have made notes and will try and do more studies on this next year.
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